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Updated June 22, 2026
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The brothers Hawthorne
Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
Paper Book
FOUR BROTHERS. TWO MYSTERIES. ONE EXPLOSIVE READ. Grayson Hawthorne was raised as the heir apparent to his billionaire grandfather, taught from the cradle to put family first. Now the great Tobias Hawthorne is dead and his family disinherited, but some lessons linger. When...
The final gambit
Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
Ebook
'Barnes is a master of puzzles and plot twists.' E. Lockhart, bestselling author of We Were Liars The thrilling and unmissable conclusion to the international bestselling, 'impossible to put down' (Buzzfeed), BookTok sensation, Inheritance Games trilogy. Perfect for fans of...
The Hawthorne legacy
Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
Paper Book
6 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE #1 BESTSELLING SERIES! 'A MASTER OF PUZZLES AND PLOT TWISTS' E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars Intrigue, riches, and romance abound in the second thrilling instalment in the global bestselling Inheritance Games...
The inheritance games
Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
Paper Book
She came from nothing. Avery has a plan: keep her head down, work hard for a better future. Then an eccentric billionaire dies, leaving her almost his entire fortune. And no one, least of all Avery, knows why. They had everything. Now she must...
The Agathas
Glasgow, Kathleen; Lawson, Liz
Paper Book
'Part Agatha Christie, part Veronica Mars, and completely entertaining' -- Karen M McManus, #1 NYT bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying Welcome to Castle Cove -- a town cursed with missing girls, bad boyfriends, family secrets,
As good as dead
Jackson, Holly
Ebook
The New York Times and Sunday Times best-selling, finale to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES! A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is The New York Times No.1 bestselling YA crime thriller Pip Fitz-Amobi is haunted by the way her last investigation ended. Soon she...
Five survive
Jackson, Holly
Paper Book
Winner of the CrimeFest award 2022 for Best Crime Fiction Novel for Young Adults! A stunning collectors edition of this breathtaking standalone thriller, presented in a beautiful hardback format with an introductory letter from the author, sprayed edges and a ribbon...
A good girl's guide to murder
Jackson, Holly
Paper Book
The New York Times No.1 bestselling and multi award-winning YA crime thriller and TikTok sensation that everyone is talking about. Now a major BBC series! 'A taut, compulsively readable, elegantly plotted thriller', GUARDIAN 'Prepare to be murdered by this book. Dark...
Good girl, bad blood
Jackson, Holly
Ebook
The New York Times and Sunday Times best-selling, brilliantly crafted crime-thriller sequel to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES. "Nail-biting, taut and pacy. Jackson [is] a homegrown thriller writer to watch." - Guardian Booktok Author of the Year 2023 ...
Good girl, bad blood
Jackson, Holly
Paper Book
The New York Times best-selling, brilliantly crafted crime-thriller sequel to the no.1 debut of 2019, A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER. . A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER IS THE WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS' CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S...
Kill Joy
Jackson, Holly
Paper Book
Find out where it all began for Pip in this prequel novella to the bestselling, award-winning A Good Girl's Guide to Murder,Good Girl, Bad Blood and As Good As Dead. Previously published in 2021 as a World Book Day title. THE GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER IS A TIKTOK SENSATION....
The reappearance of Rachel Price
Jackson, Holly
Paper Book
NOW IN PAPERBACK - THE STUNNING NO.1 BESTSELLING YA THRILLER FROM HOLLY JACKSON, AUTHOR OF NETFLIX'S A GOOD GIRLS GUIDE TO MURDER 'The queen of YA crime Holly Jackson returns with a blisteringly good standalone thriller' - Observer 'An instantly gripping, corkscrew...
Truly Devious
Johnson, Maureen
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson weaves a delicate tale of murder and mystery in the first book of a striking new series, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and E. Lockhart. Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers,...
Truth or dare
McKenzie, Sophie
Paper Book
When lies are everywhere, how far will you go for the truth? A tense eco-drama with an explosive twist from the million-copy selling author of Girl, Missing. Fourteen-year-old Maya cannot believe she has to spend the summer with her grandmother, helping out at the family...
The Cousins
McManus, Karen M.
Paper Book
The Storys are the envy of their neighbours- owners of the largest property on their East Coast island, they are rich, beautiful, and close. Until it all falls apart. The four children are suddenly dropped by their mother with a single sentence- You know what you did.
Nothing more to tell
McManus, Karen M.
Paper Book
Karen M. McManus, the internationally bestselling YA thriller author of One of Us Is Lying, is back with Nothing More to Tell - you won't be able to put it down! Now in bright green with a matching sprayed edge! Stock may vary. True crime can leave a false...
One of us is lying
McManus, Karen M.
Paper Book
The international bestselling YA thriller by acclaimed author Karen M. McManus - now available in a bold new cover look complete with a blood red background and matching sprayed edges. Five students walk into detention. Only four come out alive. Yale...
One of us is next
McManus, Karen M.
Paper Book
Book Two of the international bestselling One of Us Is Lying trilogy - now available in a bold new cover look complete with a midnight blue background and matching sprayed edges. Welcome back to Bayview High . . . It is a year after the action of One of...
Two can keep a secret
McManus, Karen M.
Paper Book
Karen M. McManus, the internationally bestselling YA thriller author of One of Us Is Lying, is back with Two Can Keep a Secret - you won't be able to put it down! Now in turquoise with a matching sprayed edge! A perfect town is hiding secrets....
You'll be the death of me
McManus, Karen M.
Paper Book
Karen M. McManus, the internationally bestselling YA thriller author of One of Us Is Lying, returns with You'll be the Death of Me - prepared to remain on the edge of your seat! Now in bright purple with a matching sprayed edge! Stocks may vary. Skipping school is...
They both die at the end
Silvera, Adam
Paper Book
The first book in the No. 1 global bestselling They Both Die at the End series. What if you could find out your death date from a single phone call? Death-Cast is calling . . . will you answer? 'If They Both Die at the End broke your heart and put it back...
Arsenic for tea
Stevens, Robin
Paper Book
A tea party takes a poisonous turn leaving Daisy and Hazel with a new mystery to solve in this "first-rate whodunit, reminiscent of a game of Clue [that's] terrific preparation for the works of Agatha Christie" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Schoolgirl detectives Daisy...
First class murder
Stevens, Robin
Paper Book
A murdered heiress, a missing necklace, and a train full of shifty, unusual, and suspicious characters leaves Daisy and Hazel with a new mystery to solve in this third novel of the Wells & Wong Mystery series. Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells are taking a vacation across Europe on...
Murder most unladylike
Stevens, Robin
Paper Book
The first thrilling mystery in the number-one bestselling, award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series. Now with a brand-new introduction by the author, and a gorgeous, collectible new package with gold foil detail and sprayed edges. 'Perfect' The Times

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